JP2004167173A - Video game apparatus, record medium and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To satisfy the demand for demonstrating the skills among the users while changing the shots from the start to the finish of all rounds of play in the golf courses in a video game apparatus in which the characters on the golf courses are operated to shoot the golf balls by evaluating the timing of the input from the input means based on the position of the index in the receiving of the input from the input means while the index is moved and displayed within a gauge. <P>SOLUTION: The distance from the golf ball 46 to the cup 47 in the golf course is calculated and the length of the gauge 41 is determined from the distance calculated to display. While the gauge 41 is moved and displayed, the input from the input means (hereinafter called 'second input') is received and the position of the gauge 41 moved and displayed upon the reception thereof is detected to evaluate the timing of the second input. Thus, the character 45 is operated to shoot the golf ball 46 based on the evaluation of the timing obtained from the position of the index and the evaluation of the timing obtained from the position of the gauge. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a video in which an indicator is moved and displayed in a gauge, the timing of the input is evaluated based on the position of the indicator when an input from an input means is received, and a character on a golf course performs a shot of a golf ball. The present invention relates to a game device, a recording medium recording the program, and the program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Such a conventional video game apparatus accepts pressing of the input device (controller) when the index (cursor) moved and displayed in the gauge reaches a plurality of target positions, and the index position when the index is pressed. The timing of the pressing is evaluated from the deviation from the target position, and the shot power and the golf ball flying direction are determined (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Further, in addition to a gauge for evaluating and determining the power of the shot according to the input timing, a rotational state for determining the left and right angle and the vertical angle (high and low) of the golf ball to fly is input, and the input state is determined as a dummy golf ball. Some of them are displayed as (for example, see Patent Document 2).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent No. 3312018 (paragraphs 0033-0035, FIG. 4)
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2000-157745 (paragraph 0056-0072, FIG. 9)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the shape of the gauge is always the same from tee shot to green pad, and the user becomes less interested as he gets used to the operation.
[0005]
Moreover, in patent document 1, although the left-right angle of the golf ball to shot can be input, the up-down angle cannot be input and there existed a surface lacking in reality. On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, the left and right angles and the up and down angles (high and low) of the golf ball can be input. It was unsatisfactory to satisfy the user's request to show the
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a technique capable of changing the shot operation from the start of the golf course to the hole-out and satisfying the user's desire to demonstrate his skill. There is.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The first means of the present invention moves and displays the index within the gauge, evaluates the timing of the input based on the position of the index when the input from the input means is received, and displays the golf ball on the character on the golf course. A video game device for performing a shot, a calculating means for calculating a distance between the golf ball and a cup of the golf course, and a determining means for determining the length of the gauge based on the distance calculated by the calculating means; A video game apparatus comprising gauge display means for displaying the gauge according to the length determined by the determination means.
[0008]
According to this means, as the golf ball approaches the cup, for example, by shortening the length of the gauge, the movement time of the indicator moving in the gauge is shortened, and high operability is required for timed input. As a result, it is possible to satisfy the user's request to demonstrate his skill.
[0009]
Here, the input means means an input device such as a keypad, a keyboard, and a mouse.
[0010]
According to a second means of the present invention, in the first means, a movement display means for moving and displaying the gauge and an input from the input means (hereinafter referred to as “second input”) are received separately from the input. A receiving means; a detecting means for detecting the position of the gauge moved and displayed by the moving display means when the second input is received by the receiving means; and the second position based on the position of the gauge detected by the detecting means. Evaluation means for evaluating the timing of input is further provided, and the character is caused to perform a golf ball shot by evaluating the timing based on the position of the index and evaluating the timing based on the position of the gauge.
[0011]
For example, by determining the left and right angle of the golf ball to be shot by the input timing evaluation to the indicator moving in the gauge, and further determining the vertical angle of the golf ball by the input timing evaluation to the moving gauge itself, It is possible to respond to a request for changing the operation and demonstrating the user's skill.
[0012]
Here, the movement of the gauge may be in the same direction as the movement of the index in the gauge, or may be different from the movement of the index, for example, in a perpendicular direction.
[0013]
The third means of the present invention moves and displays the index within the gauge, evaluates the timing of the input based on the position of the index when the input from the input means is received, and displays the golf ball on the character on the golf course. A video game device for performing a shot is calculated by calculating means for calculating the distance between the golf ball and the cup of the golf course, determining means for determining the length of the gauge based on the distance calculated by the calculating means, and the determining means. This is a recording medium that can be read by a video game apparatus in which a program for functioning as gauge display means for displaying the gauge according to the determined length is recorded.
[0014]
By storing in a recording medium, it is possible to distribute only the program. As the recording medium, any medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a flexible disk, a game cartridge, a memory card, a magnetic disk, and a magnetic tape can be used.
[0015]
According to a fourth means of the present invention, an indicator is moved and displayed in the gauge, the timing of the input is evaluated according to the position of the indicator when the input from the input means is received, and the character on the golf course is A video game device for performing a shot is calculated by calculating means for calculating the distance between the golf ball and the cup of the golf course, determining means for determining the length of the gauge based on the distance calculated by the calculating means, and the determining means. This is a program for functioning as gauge display means for displaying the gauge according to the determined length.
[0016]
According to this means, it is possible to distribute the program through the network and execute the program on the user terminal.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a system configuration example of the present embodiment. A server 1 and user terminals 2-1 to 2-n that provide the service of the present invention are connected to the Internet 3 so as to communicate with each other using a protocol such as TCP / IP.
[0018]
FIG. 2 shows a block configuration of the server 1. The server 1 includes a display device 11 for displaying various types of information, an input device 12 for inputting necessary information, a processing device 13 for performing arithmetic processing, and a work area 14, and an OS ( Each component includes a recording device 15 that records an operating system (AP) and an application program (AP) for performing virtual space processing, and a DB (Date Base) 16 that stores character data, user data, and the like. Are connected to each other via a bus 17 so that they can communicate with each other, and a public line is connected to the processing device 13 via a communication connection means 18. The display device 11 is a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display, the input device 12 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, the recording device 15 is a recording device such as a hard disk, and the processing device 13 is An electronic device such as a microprocessor.
[0019]
FIG. 3 shows a block configuration of the user terminal 2-1 of the present invention. The user terminal 2-1 is a home video game machine having communication connection means, and the other user terminals 2-2 to 2-n have the same configuration. The user terminal 2-1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, an image processing unit 24, an audio processing unit 26, a DVD-ROM (Digital Video Disc-ROM) reading unit 27, an interface unit 28, and the like via an internal bus 20. It has.
[0020]
The CPU 21 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) 22 as a main storage device, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 29 as an auxiliary storage device, an operating system that manages an image processing unit 24, an audio processing unit 26, and the like. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 23 in which a program is stored is connected. The CPU 21 also includes an oscillation circuit that generates a clock signal and a frequency dividing circuit that divides the clock signal and uses it as a timing signal.
[0021]
The image processing unit 24 decodes the compressed and encoded image data read from the DVD-ROM 4, performs coordinate calculation, rendering, shading, etc., and stores them in the frame buffer 25. The stored image data is converted from digital to analog in accordance with a drawing command output from the CPU 21 and displayed on the display device 7. Here, the display device 7 may be a general household television receiver.
[0022]
The audio processing unit 26 converts the sound data of the DVD-ROM 4 read by the DVD-ROM reading unit 27 into analog data and outputs the analog data from the speaker 8. In addition, the sound processing unit 26 generates sound effects and music data according to instructions from the CPU 21, converts them into analog data, and outputs them to the speaker 8. The speaker 8 used here is one built in the above-mentioned general household television receiver.
[0023]
The DVD-ROM reading unit 27 reads game programs and data from the DVD-ROM 4, and the read programs and data are recorded in the RAM 22. The read sound data is sent to the sound processing unit 26 via the internal bus 20.
[0024]
The interface unit 28 is detachably connected to a controller 5 that is a keypad for inputting instructions from the player and a memory card 6 as an external storage device that stores game setting data and the like. The game program and game data downloaded from the server 1 are stored in the HDD 29 by the modem 9 connected to the Internet 3 via a public line.
[0025]
Here, the game stored in the DVD-ROM 4 is a golf game in which each user competes for a score by operating his / her character on a golf course in a common virtual space.
[0026]
FIG. 4 illustrates a first shot displayed on the display device 7 of the user terminal 2-1, that is, a shot screen on the tee. The gauge 41 displayed on the upper right of the screen moves the index 42 in the right direction when the predetermined button (hereinafter referred to as “A button”) operated by the right hand of the controller 5 is pressed, and the gauge 41 itself is moved downward. Start moving to. At this time, the character 45 enters a takeback operation of the possessed club. When a predetermined button (hereinafter referred to as “direction button”) operated with the left hand of the controller 5 is pressed when the gauge 41 approaches the vertical timing line 44, the gauge 41 stops moving downward. The deviation between the stopped position and the vertical timing line 44 is evaluated. If it is above the vertical timing line, the vertical angle of the trajectory of the golf ball is small, and if it is below, the vertical angle is set large. On the other hand, if the A button is pressed when the index 42 approaches the left / right timing line 43 displayed on the gauge 41, the displacement between the position of the index 42 and the left / right timing line 43 at this time is evaluated, and the right shift occurs. If so, the trajectory of the golf ball is set to the left from the intended direction, and to the right if it is shifted to the left. The character 45 performs a shot motion after pressing the direction button and the A button, and the golf ball 46 moves in the direction of the cup 47 along the trajectory of the set angle. Here, it is desirable that the optimal timing between pressing the direction button and pressing the A button is not the same time but a time difference.
[0027]
FIG. 5 illustrates a shot screen at the second shot. The length of the gauge 41 becomes shorter according to the distance between the golf ball 46 and the cup 47. For this reason, as the shot is closer to the cup 47, the time for the index 42 to approach the left and right timing line 43 is shortened, and the difficulty of timing input by the A button increases.
[0028]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing in the user terminal 2-1. If the character 45 is not in the shot position of the golf ball 46 in the state where the golf course is displayed (101), when the movement input is received (121), the movement display of the character 45 is performed (122).
[0029]
On the other hand, if the character 45 is the shot position of the golf ball 46 (101), the shot screen before the character 45 enters the shot motion is displayed (102), and the positions of the golf ball 46 and the cup 47 are read. The distance is calculated (103). Based on the calculated distance, the length of the gauge 41 is determined and displayed on the shot screen (104).
[0030]
When the A button is pressed (105), the takeback action of the character 45 is displayed, the indicator 42 in the gauge 41 is moved and displayed in the right direction, and the gauge 41 is moved and displayed in the downward direction (106).
[0031]
When the direction button is pressed (107), the position of the gauge 41 is detected and the movement is stopped (108), the deviation from the vertical timing line 44 is evaluated, and the vertical angle of the trajectory of the golf ball 46 is determined ( 109). On the other hand, if the A button is pressed (131), the position of the index 42 is detected (132), the deviation from the left / right timing line 43 is evaluated, and the left / right angle of the trajectory is determined (133).
[0032]
If the vertical and horizontal angles of the trajectory have not been determined (110), the process returns to step 107. On the other hand, if both are determined (110), the shot motion of the character 45 is displayed, and the flight of the golf ball 46 is displayed at the determined angle (111).
[0033]
The above steps are repeated until the golf ball 46 enters the cup 47 (112).
[0034]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the gauge is displayed shorter as the golf ball gets closer to the cup, and the indicator that moves in the gauge and the moving gauge itself are determined to determine the direction and height of the golf ball. An input with good timing is required, and a place where the skill is demonstrated to the user can be provided.
[0035]
In addition, although the length of the gauge was determined by the distance between the golf ball and the cup, the gauge shape is not limited to the length and may be changed. Further, although the golf game has been described in the present embodiment, the present invention may be applied to batting in a baseball game other than this, standard setting in a shooting game using an aircraft, and the like.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
In a video game apparatus that moves and displays an index in a gauge, evaluates the timing of the input based on the position of the index when receiving input from an input unit, and causes a character on a golf course to perform a golf ball shot, It is possible to provide a technique capable of changing the shot from the start of the golf course to the hole out and satisfying the user's request to demonstrate his skill.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a server. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a user terminal. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a shot screen. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the embodiment.
1 Server 2-1, 2-2, 2 -n User terminal 3 Internet 41 Gauge 42 Index 43 Left and right timing point 44 Vertical timing point 45 Character 46 Golf ball 47 Cup

Claims (4)

A video game apparatus that moves and displays an index in a gauge, evaluates the timing of the input based on the position of the index when an input from an input unit is received, and causes a character on the golf course to perform a golf ball shot. And
Calculating means for calculating a distance between the golf ball and the cup of the golf course;
Determining means for determining the length of the gauge from the distance calculated by the calculating means;
A video game apparatus comprising gauge display means for displaying the gauge according to the length determined by the determination means. Movement display means for moving and displaying the gauge;
A receiving means for receiving an input from the input means (hereinafter referred to as “second input”) separately from the input;
Detecting means for detecting the position of the gauge moved and displayed by the moving display means when the second input is received by the receiving means;
Evaluation means for evaluating the timing of the second input according to the position of the gauge detected by the detection means,
The video game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the character is caused to make a shot of the golf ball by evaluating the timing based on the position of the index and evaluating the timing based on the position of the gauge. A video game apparatus that moves and displays an index in a gauge, evaluates the timing of the input based on the position of the index when an input from an input unit is received, and causes a character on a golf course to perform a shot of a golf ball,
Calculating means for calculating the distance between the golf ball and the cup of the golf course; determining means for determining the length of the gauge based on the distance calculated by the calculating means;
A recording medium that can be read by a video game apparatus that records a program for functioning as gauge display means for displaying the gauge according to the length determined by the determination means. A video game apparatus that moves and displays an index in a gauge, evaluates the timing of the input based on the position of the index when an input from an input unit is received, and causes a character on a golf course to perform a shot of a golf ball,
Calculating means for calculating the distance between the golf ball and the cup of the golf course; determining means for determining the length of the gauge based on the distance calculated by the calculating means;
Gauge display means for displaying the gauge according to the length determined by the determination means;
Program to function as.

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